Looks like they missed a detail... or perhaps I didn't properly digest what I read on page 213 (emphasis mine).
(ii) LIMITATION .—Aliens described in subsection (a)(2)(C) from noncontiguous countries shall not be included in calculating the sum of aliens encountered.
So aliens not from Canada or Mexico (i.e. the rest of the world) don't count in the trigger for the border emergency authority.
OBTW, the border is never really "closed" as they still permit 1400 per day, even under the "emergency". Page 219:
(1) IN GENERAL .—During any activation of the border emergency authority under subsection (b), the Secretary shall maintain the capacity to process, and continue processing, under section 235 or 235B a minimum of 1,400 inadmissible aliens each calendar day cumulatively across all southwest land border ports of entry in a safe and orderly process developed by the Secretary.
My guess is that Microsoft has been playing nice in order to infiltrate open source, and later control it. Everything gets infiltrated now by the darkness.
I've suspected for a long time that something like would happen. It's too obvious. Leopard cannot change his spots.
Installed PureTalk last year, Talk/Text and 2 GB of data for $20 plus tax/fees. Had the phone switched over in less than one hour, kept my old number. CDMA sigs suck around here so I configured for GSM and haven't had an issue. I was with Ting and they bought GSM service from T-Mobile and I think PT is the same.
Voicemail interface took a little getting used to but works well. Can use my phone as an Internet hotspot, which you could NOT do with Patriot when I checked.
I never even get close to my 2 GB data quota. It's a good fit.
Come to think of it, I haven’t seen a single red kettle this year.
There's one at the local supermarket in my town. Sitting in my car for about an hour waiting for a friend to shop, I saw exactly five people make a donation.
I don't know what it would have been like a few years ago.